20071009832349I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-2S2F · Indianapolis, IN · October 9, 2007

Date
October 9, 2007 · 23:10 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N204FE
Reported as
Boeing 7272S2F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to pilot descrepancy in aircraft logbook, upon descent into ind from mke #2 low oil pressure filter bypass light illuminated followed by oil pressure drop to zero, qrh performed, engine shutdown with oil pressure at 5-10 PSI. Oil quantity normal. Engine windmilled approx 15 minutes before landing. Crew debrief stated that engine carried 5-10 PSI oil pressure while engine was windmilling. An emergency was declared, landing was without further incident. Maintenance personnel discovered an oil sensing tube to the oil pressure transmitter loose. After resecuring the tube a full power run was accomplished and no defects were noted. All parameters were reviewed by pratt and whitney. The engine has been returned to service and placed on a 180 hour filter and chip detector watch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO PILOT DESCREPANCY IN AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK, UPON DESCENT INTO IND FROM MKE #2 LOW OIL PRESSURE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE DROP TO ZERO, QRH PERFORMED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH OIL PRESSURE AT 5-10 PSI. OIL QUANTITY NORMAL. ENGINE WINDMILLED APPROX 15 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING. CREW DEBRIEF STATED THAT ENGINE CARRIED 5-10 PSI OIL PRESSURE WHILE ENGINE WAS WINDMILLING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED AN OIL SENSING TUBE TO THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LOOSE. AFTER RESECURING THE TUBE A FULL POWER RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ALL PARAMETERS WERE REVIEWED BY PRATT AND WHITNEY. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AND PLACED ON A 180 HOUR FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR WATCH.

Other reports on N204FE · 1

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